audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing energetically; to sing with abandon
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)